diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index c299daac7fbe..6ff47f9bf758 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1785,7 +1785,13 @@ int hci_register_suspend_notifier(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 int hci_unregister_suspend_notifier(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 int hci_suspend_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 int hci_resume_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev);
-int hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev);
+int __hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 hw_err_code);
+
+static inline int hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	return __hci_reset_dev(hdev, 0);
+}
+
 int hci_recv_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int hci_recv_diag(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 __printf(2, 3) void hci_set_hw_info(struct hci_dev *hdev, const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 9d5adf882509..509c820a693d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2852,9 +2852,9 @@ int hci_resume_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_resume_dev);
 
 /* Reset HCI device */
-int hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+int __hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 hw_err_code)
 {
-	static const u8 hw_err[] = { HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR, 0x01, 0x00 };
+	const u8 hw_err[] = { HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR, 0x01, hw_err_code };
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	skb = bt_skb_alloc(3, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ int hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	/* Send Hardware Error to upper stack */
 	return hci_recv_frame(hdev, skb);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_reset_dev);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__hci_reset_dev);
 
 static u8 hci_dev_classify_pkt_type(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {